Antiskid chain



Sept. 18 1923.

E. H. COE

ANTISKID CHAIN Filed March 50, 1925 Patented Sept. 18, 1923. I

. v a I ELMORE H.- (JOE, or HEWL TT, new roan; f

ANTISKID team;

Application filed March so, 1923. SerialNo. $2 ,695.

ToaZZ whom it may concern: 7 7

Be it known that I, Emronn H. Con, a citizen of the United- State's, andresiding in Hewlett, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Antiskid Chains, ofwhich the following is a specification. 7

This'invention relates to automobile antiskid chains and moreparticularly to means, in the form of a link, for connecting thecustomary I cross chains to the conventional type of side chainsemployed in such antiskid devices. a It is well 'lmown' in the art towhich invention relates that the transversely dlS-' posed chainscommonly known as cross chains, by reason of their being sub ected toanGXCBSSlVG abrasive tread action'when applied to an automobile wheel,after pro-;

longed use become-so worn, particularly intermediate their ends. thatthey sooner or later break under, tensionor become unfit forfurther use,in which case it' becomes necessary to disconnect them from their 00-operative side chains and substitute 'new ones. v

An important object of my invention is to provide a simpleand efiicientunitarystruc ture of the character mentioned for expeditiouslyconnecting the cross chains with the 2 illustrating the first step inattaching a side chain'" 1 f V Fig. '5 isan' elevation of thc device'showni in'FigzA, as viewed from the right thereim." I Fig. 6 is a viewsimilar to that ofFigA illustrating the second-ste incident-to theattaching of the cross chainand side chain;

F 7- "s an elevation of the device shown in Fig. 6 as viewed from-theright therein.

'Fig. 8 is a view similar to that of Fig. 6 in which-both the cross andsidechains are shown in their ultimate respective'posit'ions." M

Fig. 9 is an'ele'vation of the deviceshown in Fig. 8 asviewed from" theright therein. In the drawings, wherein forithe purpose of illustration,.is shOWIl what I at present consider the preferred form of myinvention, f

the numeral 5 indicates an automobile wheel 1 having a tire "6associated therewith to which is; applied 'an' ia-nti-skid devicecomprising side chains, one of whichis indicated by the'numeral 7 towhichfareconnected at spaced intervals transversely disposed or crosschain's'8. 1 a V In view of the fact that it becomes desirable afterprolonged useto detachv the cross chains 8 from-the side chains vne-same side chains in an anti-skid device, and also enabling the-crosschains to be readily (118- connected'f'rom their if desired. 3 v

Other objects and certain advantages of the invention will becomeapparent from the following description when taken in connec tion withthe accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a fragmental view in sideelevation of an automobile" wheel showing an anti-skid chain appliedthereto and embodying my invention.

' Fig. 2 is a face viewof the lin structure embodying my invention, thefirst step in associated side chains,

ttaching a cross chain thereto beingillus trated.

Fig. 3 is an'elevation of the device shown,

in Fig. 2 as viewed from the righttherein. Fig. 4 is a view similar tothat of F-ig.

tute in lieu thereof new crosschains, I have provided a deviceillustrated "in detailfin Figs. '2 to 9 inclusive, which not only makespossible quick 'detachability and assembling of thecross chains Swithrespect to theside'" H chains 7, butalso' functions effectively toretain the' c'ross chains permanently locked to the side-chainsunderallconditions mmdent in the functioning. of theianti-skid a viceasaw-holefi The device embodying my -invention and adapted tobe applied assllOWn in-Fig. 1, is in'the form offia link indicated as'awhole bv thenumeral 9. This link is'preferably constructed from inor'e or lessresilient material' which, when fabricated, assumes the v form of a yoke'10 having legs 1-1 theend'of one 'o f-which,-as shown at 12,-is bentpupon itself to provide a loop13 adapted to receive a given link 14 of aside-chain. The other 1 leg is bent as shown most clearly in Figs. 2,4L, 6 and'8, to: provide a relatively l'ongjshank 15 disposed at anangle. with respect toth'e.

parallellegs 11; flhi's shank; is bent upon 3 itself to provide arelatively longhook 16,

the end of which terminates at a point rela-.

tively close to the shank in proximity to its jointure with the leg 11formed integral therewith, vItwill be noted that the construction ofthedevice is such that the shank 15 forms with its attached leg 11, aloop 17 adapted to receive, as was mentioned in connection with theadjacent loop 13, a selected or given link indicated by the numeral 14,of a side chain. It will also be noted that the connection of the shank15 with the hook 16 is such that at their j ointure a loop 18 is tor-medwhich corresponds with an adjacent loop 19 formed intermediate thejointure of: the legs 11 the loops l8 and 19 7 being adapted, as shownmost clearly in Figs; 8 andf9 to receive the end link of the cross chain8. 1 It might be remarked here that. the construction of the deviceembodying my invention is such that it is equally applicable to eitherend of a cross chain as a means for connecting the same to the adj acentside chain and that due to its interchangeability, it becomesunnecessary to modify the construction disclosed in order to be able toconnect the other ends, not

shown, oi the cross chains 8 to the other side chain, which also doesnot appear in the drawings. 7 r i 1 y In assembling the device.embodying my invention with respect to the cross and side chains, theend link of the cross chain is Y passed over the end 12 of the yoke 10whereupon it is moved up one leg 11 and down the other: to thepositionshown in Fig. 2. With the end link of the cross chain thus posi tinned,at selected link of the Side chain is passed over the hook 16 to itsfull line positi'on show-1 in Fig. 4C. Theend link of'the, cross chainis then moved to its dotted line position shown in Fig. 4;, intermediatethe. hook 16 and the adjacent leg 11. With'the end of the cross chainthus positioned, theilink 14 of the side chain ispermitted to pass" theend link 01"? the crosschain in its movement from the full line positionshown in Fig; 41, to:- its dotted line position: shown therein. The sidelink 14 after having passed the end link of the cross chain8 anduponreaching its dotted line position shown in 1 Fig. 4:,jis, while the;end? lin-ko'f the cross 7 chain is maintainedjin' its dotted lineposition shown in 4, moved further down wardly :upon the shank 15 untilit assumes its full line position shown in. Figs. 6 to 9 V inclusive,within the hooks 13 and 17',

After the link 14 of the side chain has assumed its proper positionwithin the'hooks 13 and 17, the end link ofthe cross chain 8 is movedfrom its. dotted line; position, shown in Figs. 4 and 5, to its fulllineposition shown in-Fi-gs-(i and= 7', whereupon it'is permittedto passover the end of the, hook 16-, it then being moved to its dotted linepositio shown in Figures 8 and 9, and subsequently to its full lineposition shown there- 'in, in which position it is confined within theadjacent loops 18 and 19.

In view of the foregoing description as to the assembling ofthe crossand side chains,

it is believed unnecessary to enter into a, r

lengthy explanation as to the several steps necessary to effeotadisengagement of either the cross or side chains from the deviceembodying my invention.

While I have. shown what I at present consider the preferred form of myinvention, it is to be understood that various changes in the shape,dimensions and proportions of certain elements entering into the samemay be resorted to without depart ing from the spirit of the inventionor the scope of the subjoined claims. 7

Having thus described my invention, I

claim: 7

1., A device of the character described comprising a; yoke shapedelement having legs, said legs being united to form a loop, one of saidlegs being bent to provide a loop terminatingin a shank which is bent toprovide a loop coinciding with the first mentioned loop and a hookterminating in a free end, the other of said legs being bent to proavide a loop coincidingwiththesecond mentioned loop and a hook having afree end,

2. A device 1 of the character described comprising a yoke shapedelement having legs, said legs being united to; form a loop, one of saidlegs being bent to provide aloop terminating in a shank Whieh'is bent toprovide a loop coincidingwith; the first'men tionedl'oop andahookterm-inating in a free I terminating in a shank which,v is bent topro vide, a loopcoinciding with the first: mentioned loop and a hookterminating ina free end, the other of said legs being bent toiprovide aloop coinciding with the second mentionedloop and .ahook having a freeend, the free ends of said hooks being disposed upon opposite sides ofsaid shank and spaced an appreciable distancegfromsaid legs one of;said: free ends being spaced anappreciableidistance firomsaidshank} v 4.A device of the character described comprising a yoke shaped elementhaving legs united to form alooptherebetween, one of said legs beingbent to provide a loop terminating in a shank extending from the planeof one leg to .the plane of the other natingfin a hook, said hookshaving free l leg, said shank being bent to provide a loop coincidingwith the first named'loop and a shank, V V 1 g, V

hook disposed substantially parallel to one "In testimony whereof,Ih'ave affixed my 5 of said legs, the other of said legs being bentsignature 'to this specification. a

to provide'aloop coinciding with the secends disposed upon" oppositesides; of sa'id 7 r r w end named loop, the last named 100p termii g IELMORE J

